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Satellite Location and Tri-axial Accelerometer Data from Adult Female Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Southern Beaufort Sea, April-October 2014

Data Download Links Below | AK Science Portal | Project Site | Date Range: 04/10/2014 - 09/30/2014

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These data are from 5 adult female polar bears instrumented in the southern Beaufort Sea, April to October 2014. The dataset is comprised of two data packages: 1) contains GPS and Argos locations collected by satellite-linked GPS receivers mounted on external collars, and 2) contains archival logger data including measures of tri-axial acceleration and conductivity. These data were collected to gain insights into the movement patterns, behaviors, and energetics of adult female polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea.

Data sets included:

GPS and Argos Location Data from Adult Female Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Southern Beaufort Sea, April-October 2014 Metadata Data (97KB)
Tri-axial Accelerometer and Conductivity Sensor Data from Adult Female Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Southern Beaufort Sea, April-October 2014 Metadata Data (3.55GB)

Author(s): Pagano, A. M.; Atwood, T. C.; Durner, G. M.

Suggested Citation:
Pagano, A. M., Atwood, T. C. and Durner, G. M., 2019, Satellite location and tri-axial accelerometer data from adult female polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in the southern Beaufort Sea, April-October 2014: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9VA5I0M.

Referenced Publication(s):

Pagano, A. M., T. C. Atwood, G. M. Durner, and T. M. Williams. 2020. The seasonal energetic landscape of an apex marine carnivore, the polar bear. Ecology 101(3):e02959. doi:10.1002/ecy.2959


DataID: 266 | doi:10.5066/P9VA5I0M | Date Posted Online: 2019-12-12 | Last Updated: 2019-12-12 14:17:09

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